Sunday, September 5, 2010

and so begins fall

You must look hard, but you can find signs of fall here in South Georgia. Slightly cooler weather, despite temps still rising into the 90's during the afternoon, is a sure harbinger of autumn. There has been a change in wild flowers, seed pods are drying, mushrooms are popping up everywhere, and the holly and cedar have sprouted green berries. My favorite is the beauty berry. Bright purple berries cluster along the branches like beaded beads.

About Me

I am by no means a writer, but I have been keeping track of my life here in Georgia ten miles north of the Florida border in a land where I cross paths with peacocks, pigs, chickens, alligators, armadillos, fox, coyote, and rattlesnakes on a daily basis. I teach Spanish at a high school in the next county and my 64 mile round trip commute affords me time to listen to NPR and watch the changing of the seasons in the fields I pass. I can tell you more than you want to know about road kill and carrion creatures, and have been waging a months-long one-sided battle with a white rooster who has a death wish and a deep desire to cross the road in front of my car.